1. Germany imports more wine than any other nation but does not have the highest wine consumption, at 20.2 million hectolitres (hl) annually. 2. Germany imported 14.5 million hl, or 72m of the volume consumed; annual per capita consumption in Read More
One drink a day won’t make you fat !
We are always worried about gaining weight after consuming alcohol. And, this worry is not totally unfounded – simply because alcohol contains carbohydrate and consuming a large quantity of wine or spirits will load up calories, leading up to weight Read More
No mitigation of troubles for liquor industry in offing
Although four and half months have passed of the Supreme Court’s ban on liquor sale within 500 meters of national and state highways, the liquor industry has not able to recover from this stroke of justice. To make matter worse, Read More
Does it make sense to cut our troops’ liquor quota?
Curious are the ways of our babus and political bosses! They come up with one or the other weird farmans (dictates) in the guise of rationalizing things. The latest salvo from the babudom is to clip the liquor quota of Read More
Need to promote wine tourism in India
World over, wine tourism is experiencing a real revolution, with the arrival of more and more demanding customers. With visitors now coming from around the globe, high-end and personalized requests are a pouring in for wine-soaked, leisure –filled trips. Be Read More
Indian whiskies in top selling 10 whiskies
For the fourth consecutive year, Indian whisky Officer’s Choice of Allied Blenders & Distillers has retained its position as world’s largest selling whisky. The only spirit that sells more than Officer’s Choice whisky is Korean spirit Jinro which is not a Read More
Highway Liquor Ban –Harbinger of bad news
It is bad omen for the liquor industry! The very first month of the new financial year has brought disheartening news for the industry. The overall sale of alcoholic beverages is down by 5% in April. The ban imposed by Read More
Dates on the wine lovers’ calendar
We always try to find an excuse to drink wine, but there are actually certail international days to celebrate specific wines. Some of these dates are celebrated world over by the wine lovers while some are just made up by Read More
Why pop a painkiller when beer can do the job
Two pints of beer is more effective pain relief than paracetamol, apparently. Researchers from the University of Greenwich have found that drinking a couple of pints of beer can be a more effective at reducing pain than taking actual painkillers. Read More
Good time for beer lovers !
It is a good news for beer lovers as top beer makers like Heineken, Anheuser-Busch InBev, and Carlsberg are introducing about a dozen new beer brands in India to capitalize on the summer sale of the beers. These top three Read More